Video footage is now available of the Mumbai jihad attacks.

Part 1



See Part 2 and Part 3 here.

The deeply religious nature of the Mumbai jihad attacks comes through in transcripts of phone conversations between the attackers and their handlers. These transcripts were published last week in the Daily Mail.

The Daily Mail had the transcripts removed, reasons not known. They were saved by Pamela of Atlas Shrugs. Here is an extract of a part of the transcripts:

Wasi: 'Do one of them now, in the name of God. You've tied them up, right?'

Akasha: 'Yeah. I'll untie their feet.'

Wasi: 'Just stand them up. If they're tied up, leave them tied up.'

Akasha then raises another objection. He doesn't want to kill the two women in the room where he and Umer are sitting.

Wasi: 'It'll only take two shots. Do it in the room where you are now.'

Akasha: 'All right, yes.'

Wasi: 'Do it. Shoot them and shove them over to one side of the room.'

Akasha shuffles off somewhere but leaves the line open. Wasi holds the line for a full seven minutes. He calls Akasha's name a few times, then hangs up. In the next call, ten minutes later, Akasha seems more upbeat.

Akasha: 'Please don't be angry. I've rejigged things a bit and now...'

Wasi: 'Have you done the job yet or not?'

Akasha: 'We were just waiting for you to call back, so we could do it while you're on the phone.'

Wasi: 'Do it, in God's name.'

Akasha: 'Just a sec... hold the line...'

Akasha places the phone in his pocket. There is a lot of rustling (presumably Akasha crawling over to the hostages) followed by silence. Then a loud burst of gunfire. And then silence. More rustling, then Akasha is back. His voice has changed markedly. It's now a deep, eerie rasp.

Wasi: 'That was one of them, right?'

Akasha: 'Both.' Read the complete transcripts here...